The Sinking City

4.2
In the 1920s on the East Coast of the United States, the half-submerged city of Oakmont is gripped by supernatural forces. You're a private investigator, uncovering the truth of what has possessed the city and corrupted the minds of its inhabitants, and yours.

Genres

ActionAdventureHorror

Features

Cloud SavesController SupportSingle Player

Plunge into insanity

The Sinking City is an adventure and investigation game set in an open world inspired by the universe of H.P. Lovecraft, the master of Horror. The half-submerged city of Oakmont is gripped by supernatural forces.

You're a private investigator, and you have to uncover the truth of what has possessed the city… and the minds of its inhabitants.

  • An oppressive atmosphere and story inspired by the universe of H.P. Lovecraft.

  • A vast open world that can be explored on foot, by boat, in a diving suit…

  • High replay value thanks to an open investigation system: each case can be solved in a number of ways, with different possible endings depending on your actions.

  • An arsenal of weapons from the 1920s with which to take on nightmarish creatures.

  • Manage your mental health to untangle the truth behind the madness.

The Sinking City Editions

The Sinking City
Base Game
In the 1920s, on the East Coast of the United States, the half-submerged city of Oakmont is gripped by supernatural forces. You're a private investigator, uncovering the truth of what has possessed the city and corrupted the minds of its inhabitants... and yours.
$39.99
The Sinking City - Deluxe Edition
Edition
Upgrade your experience with the Deluxe Edition which includes: The Sinking City® game, The Worshippers of the Necronomicon DLC, Merciful Madness DLC, Investigator Pack DLC, Chicago Organ Grinder DLC, Experience Boost DLC.
$61.55

The Sinking City DLC & Add-Ons

The Sinking City - Chicago Organ Grinder
Add-On
Style or power? Now you can have both with the Chicago Organ Grinder, the favourite weapon of 1920s gangsters.
$2.99
The Sinking City - Worshippers of the Necronomicon
Add-On
Keep the adventure going with this pack of 3 brand-new quests in which Charles Reed investigates unsolved cases and sets out in search of mysterious spell books that harbour unspeakable powers.
$12.99
The Sinking City Artbook & OST
Add-On
The Sinking City Artbook: Includes artworks from The Sinking City and its DLCs. The Sinking City Soundtrack: The collection includes all the instrumental compositions that accompany the gameplay and the story.
$10.99

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4.2

The Sinking City Ratings & Reviews

Game Revolution

by Chris Capel

The enjoyable Cthulhu detective story is enough to be worth seeing through, but it’s a mystery why the other parts of the game couldn’t be as strong.

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IGN

by John Borba

7.8 / 10

While occasionally frustrating, The Sinking City's compelling stories, exciting environments, and memorable characters make for one of the better Cthulhu lore games around.

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Game Informer

by Jeff Marchiafava

7.5 / 10

The Sinking City succeeds at creating a memorable world and twisting narrative that pulls players beyond its mediocre gameplay

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The Sinking City System Requirements

Minimum

Recommended

OS

Windows 10 (64bit)

OS

Windows 10 64bit

Processor

Intel Core i3-4350, 3,6 GHz / AMD Phenom X6, 3 GHz

Processor

Intel Core i7-3770, 3.5 GHz / AMD FX-8350, 4.0 GHz, Ryzen 5 - 1400 or better

Graphics

NVIDIA GeForce 760 GTX, 2048 Mb / ATI R9 380X, 2048 Mb

Graphics

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (4GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0) / AMD Radeon R9 290 or better

Memory

6 GB RAM

Memory

8GB RAM

DirectX

Version 11

DirectX

Version 11

Storage Available

20 GB

Storage Available

25 GB

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Languages Supported

  • Voice & Text: English, French, German, Russian

  • Italian, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Chinese - Simplified, Chinese - Traditional, Korean, Ukrainian, Turkish, Arabic, English, Czech, French, German, Japanese, Polish, Russian

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